We now have 117 CDs in the Joy Boys archive! Click here to go directly to the CD library listings.

Yes, you can order any of our Joy Boys CDs right now! Please contact us for the details.

This month we add two new CDs to our collection. Thanks to Larry Bly, Mark Tintle and Ken LaCapria for lending us their tapes. Our CD #JB143 has shows from WWDC with Johnny Holliday and the Joy Boys from 1974, Ed Walker on WMAL in 1980, and two telephone interviews with Walker and Scott.

And on CD #JB144 we have Rosa Rio (really!) at the organ during a live performance of As The Worm Turns, a 1967 WRC-TV Christmas special, and a Vaughn Monroe festival. If there's one thing we provide, it's plenty of variety! Click any of the links above, or visit the ALLCLIPS page for sound bites from each CD.

In honor of the new year, our featured audio clips were from the 1959 New Year's Eve show. You may have overdone it a little at the office party, so you'll appreciate the help of the WRC Welcome Wagon. Click over to the ALLCLIPS page for more!

This month we welcome a new contributor to our audio collection. Mark Tintle loaned us a large box of cassette tapes, mostly from the later Joy Boys shows on WRC and WWDC.

Our first CDs from Mark's collection are #JB140, containing various bits from WRC including a Not Allbright sportscast. We also have #JB141, #JB142 which hold the first Joy Boys show on WWDC. Click over to our ALLCLIPS page to listen to some of these tapes, and stay tuned for more of Mark's collection over the next few months.

We also feature several audio bits starring (and spoofing) weatherman Frank Forrester, and also some clips of the very mellow Have A Happy Day jingle. Click on over to our ALLCLIPS page to listen, and to our History page to read the full stories.

To the person who wrote on this tape box it may mean "nothing" but to Joy Boys fans, this is a very rare item indeed. Our latest contributor, Mark Aceto, has shared with us the original, master tape of the Joy Boys ending theme song! Mark's father, Louis Aceto, was an engineer at WRC radio and TV, and preserved this tape which was originally recorded by Bob Shenton. It contains four different versions of the theme, showing how the harmony was built up a track at a time. Ed Walker sang each vocal part and recorded it on top of the previous parts, then the infamous "tuba" sound effect was added by Donald "Smokey" Stover. We have samples of all four tracks on our ALLCLIPS page this month.

These clips, along with a 1957 aircheck of Ed Walker's "Time For Music" show and a few sound effects, make up our latest CD in the coveted "300 series" of master tapes, #JB308.

Through a stroke of luck and the wonderfulness of eBay, we have acquired copies of the first six Joy Boys shows which ever aired on the Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS). These are now part of our collection, on CDs #JB138 and #JB139. Click over to our ALLCLIPS page for some samples from each CD.

Click here (MP3 file, 301K) to hear Willard and Ed talk about how the Joy Boys show became involved with the AFRTS. This clip is from our first collection CD, Remember The Joy Boys, Volume One.

You can also read more about the AFRTS and how the Joy Boys received international exposure on this Armed Forces radio network.

Listen to many of these, and other sound clips, on our ALLCLIPS page.

A quick guide to our CDs:

• The 100 series contains some comedy clips and some complete shows, from all time periods. Sound quality varies from excellent to fair.

• The 200 series contains mostly complete Joy Boys shows from 1960 and 1961. Most are excellent quality (recorded from WRC-FM).

• The 300 series contains studio master tapes, mostly from around 1972. All are excellent quality.

A big project comes to an end... we have completed transferring the Carpenter Tapes into our Joy Boys CD library! Once again our thanks to Bob Carpenter for providing an incredible set of tapes. This series of CDs (#JB201 through #JB266) contains about 200 complete half-hour Joy Boys shows plus other assorted bits. They include shows aired during nearly every week, from mid-1960 to mid-1961.

So... who else is out there with Joy Boys tapes in their closet? Desk drawer? Under the short leg of the sofa?

We'd really like to get some shows from the mid to late 1960s or early 1970s. Please contact us if you have any Joy Boys tapes in your collection. Thanks!

Click any CD listed below to see a detailed table of contents. Selected tracks are available in MP3 files for on-line listening.

CDs are priced at $11 each (plus $3 shipping/handling for each order). For ordering information, please contact us.

Currently available CDs:

#JB102 - 2 online clips - Last nighttime WRC show, 1/7/72; plus one AFRTS show

#JB103 - 2 online clips - Three AFRTS shows

#JB104 - 1 online clip - Two AFRTS shows

#JB105 - Two AFRTS shows

#JB106 - 2 online clips - Last WRC show, 9/29/72, part 1

#JB107 - 2 online clips - Last WRC show, part 2

#JB108 - 4 online clips - Last WRC show, part 3

#JB109 - 2 online clips - One AFRTS show; various bits from 1971; WTOP-TV coverage of last WRC show

#JB110 - 2 online clips - WMAL morning show, July 23 1990, Joy Boys and Johnny Holliday

#JB111 - 2 online clips - One show from May 19 1961, plus bits from 1960, 1961, and 1969

#JB112 - 2 online clips - "One A Day Radio" and other bits from 1962-63, PSAs from 1971

#JB113 - 5 online clips - Two At One shows from 1956, one bit from 1955

#JB114 - 2 online clips - Bits from 1959 to 1974, including parts of the first and last WWDC shows

#JB115 - 5 online clips - Humor and History: interviews, plus airchecks from 4/30/67 and 12/13/66, and Ed's "Crabs for Christmas"

#JB116 - 2 online clips - First Thanksgiving; One A Day Radio; interviews

#JB117 - 5 online clips - Bits from 1973; Ed Walker, Tom Gauger and Baltimore Benny on WMAL; interviews; others

#JB118 - 3 online clips - Two AFRTS shows

#JB119 - 1 online clip - Fred Fiske interviews the Joy Boys on WWDC's Empathy program

#JB120 - 1 online clip - Masterpuss Theatre, the Six Wives of Henry VIII; also, Betty Groebli interviews the Joy Boys

#JB121 - 2 online clips - Joy Boys and Johnny Holliday on WMAL's morning show, part 1 of 2, 7/23/90

#JB122 - Joy Boys and Johnny Holliday on WMAL's morning show, part 2 of 2, 7/23/90 (This CD is mostly a duplicate of JB110, but has better quality, and more of the pre-recorded commercials are cut out.)

#JB123 - 3 online clips - Is Bryson Rash? The story of a WRC newsman's rise to stardom. (1963)

#JB124 - Christmas with the Joy Boys, December 1990; also a Mutual Radio Network special on old-time radio, also from 1990.

#JB125 - 3 online clips - Comedy and interviews from the 1986-88 era; also a 1975 sound bite from the TV show, A.M. Washington, featuring Arthur Godfrey.

#JB126 - 2 online clips - Two AFRTS shows from about 1960

#JB127 - 4 online clips - Bits from New Year's Eve 1959

#JB128 - 3 online clips - Bits from early 1959

#JB129 - 2 online clip - More from early 1959

#JB130 - 4 online clips - Bits from the middle part of 1959

#JB131 - 2 online clips - More bits from the middle part of 1959

#JB132 - 1 online clip - And more from the middle of 1959

#JB133 - Bits from late 1959, and 1/1/61 as well

#JB134 - 4 online clips - PSAs; 1960 bits; ACB award

#JB135 - 1 online clip - One A Day Radio; AFRS show; NASA narration

#JB136 - 1 online clip - Three AFRS shows

#JB137 - 1 online clip - Several AFRS shows and bits

#JB138 - 3 online clips - The first three AFRS Joy Boys shows, numbered 1, 2, and 3.

#JB139 - 1 online clip - The next three AFRS Joy Boys shows, numbered 4, 5, and 6.

#JB140 - 2 online clips - Bits from WRC radio, circa 1972.

#JB141 - 2 online clips - First WWDC show, part 1, from October 23 1972.

#JB142 - First WWDC show, part 2; also Al Ross.

#JB143 - 1 online clip - Shows from WWDC (1974), WMAL (1980), and some interviews.

#JB144 - 2 online clips - As The Worm Turns, a WRC-TV Christmas special, Vaughn Monroe festival, and "Play It Again, Ed" from WMAL.

#JB201 - Three shows: December 26, 27, and 29, 1960

#JB202 - 1 online clip - Three shows: December 30 1960, and January 3 and 4, 1961

#JB203 - 1 online clip - Three shows: January 4, 5, and 6, 1961

#JB204 - 1 online clip - New Year's Party, January 1 1961, part 1

#JB205 - New Year's Party, January 1 1961, part 2

#JB206 - 1 online clip - New Year's Party, January 1 1961, part 3

#JB207 - 1 online clip - Three shows: January 16, 17, and 18, 1961

#JB208 - 3 online clips - Three shows: January 19, 20, and 23, 1961

#JB209 - 1 online clip - Three shows: January 12, 25, and 26, 1961

#JB210 - 1 online clip - Three shows: January 27, 30, and February 1, 1961

#JB211 - 2 online clips - Three shows: February 2, 3, and 6, 1961

#JB212 - Three shows: February 7, 8, and 9, 1961

#JB213 - 1 online clip - Three shows: February 10, 13, and 14, 1961

#JB214 - 1 online clip - Three shows: February 16, 17, and 18, 1961

#JB215 - 1 online clip - Three shows: February 21, 22, and 23, 1961

#JB216 - 1 online clip - Three shows: February 24, 27, and 28, 1961

#JB217 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 1, 2, and 3, 1961

#JB218 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 6, 7, and 8, 1961

#JB219 - 2 online clips - Three shows: March 9, 10, and 13, 1961

#JB220 - 3 online clips - Three shows: March 14, 15, and 17, 1961

#JB221 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 20, April 4 and 5, 1961

#JB222 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 27, April 6 and 7, 1961

#JB223 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 21, 22, and 23, 1961

#JB224 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 24, 28, and 29, 1961

#JB225 - 2 online clips - Three shows: March 30, 31, and April 3, 1961

#JB226 - 1 online clip - Three shows: April 10, 11, and 12, 1961

#JB227 - 1 online clip - Three shows: April 13, 14, and 17, 1961

#JB228 - 1 online clip - Three shows: April 18, 19, and 20, 1961

#JB229 - 1 online clip - Three shows: April 21, 24, and 25, 1961

#JB230 - Three shows: April 26, 27, and 28, 1961

#JB231 - 1 online clip - Three shows: May 2, 3, and 4, 1961

#JB232 - 1 online clip - Three shows: May 5, 8, and 9, 1961

#JB233 - 2 online clips - Three shows: May 10, 12, and 15, 1961

#JB234 - 2 online clips - Three shows: May 16, 17, and 18, 1961

#JB235 - 1 online clip - Three shows: May 26, June 2 and 9, 1961

And now we go back in time, to the 1960 shows...

#JB236 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 9, 11, and 14, 1960

#JB237 - 1 online clip - Three shows: March 15, 16, and 18, 1960

#JB238 - Three shows: June 20, 24, and 27, 1960

#JB239 - Three shows: June 29, 30, and July 11, 1960

#JB240 - Three shows: July 14, 15, and 18, 1960

#JB241 - Three shows: July 19, 21, and 22, 1960

#JB242 - Four shows: July 25, 26, 28, and 29, 1960

#JB243 - Three shows: August 1, 3, and 5, 1960

#JB244 - 1 online clip - Three shows: August 8, 9, and 10, 1960

#JB245 - Three shows: August 11, 16, and 17, 1960

#JB246 - 1 online clip - Three shows: August 4, 18, and 23, 1960

#JB247 - Three shows: August 25, 29, and 30, 1960

#JB248 - Three shows: August 31, September 15 and 16, 1960

#JB249 - 1 online clip - Three shows: September 13, 21, and 22, 1960

#JB250 - 1 online clip - Three shows: September 26, 29, and 30, 1960

#JB251 - 1 online clip - Three shows: October 19, 21, and 24, 1960

#JB252 - 1 online clip - Three shows: October 3, 6, and 7, 1960

#JB253 - 2 online clips - Three shows: October 10, 12, and 14, 1960

#JB254 - 3 online clips - Two shows: October 17 (extended material) and 28, 1960

#JB255 - 1 online clip - Three shows: October 31, and November 1 and 2, 1960

#JB256 - 2 online clips - Three shows: November 3, 4, and 7, 1960

#JB257 - 2 online clips - Three shows: November 8, 9, and 10, 1960 (lots of election jokes)

#JB258 - 1 online clip - Three shows: November 14, 15, and 16, 1960

#JB259 - 2 online clips - Three shows: November 22, 23, and 24, 1960 (Thanksgiving week)

#JB260 - 3 online clips - Three shows: November 25, 28, and 30, 1960

#JB261 - 2 online clips - Three shows: December 1, 5, and 6, 1960

#JB262 - Three shows: December 7, 8, and 9, 1960

#JB263 - 1 online clip - Three shows: December 12, 13, and 14, 1960

#JB264 - 4 online clips - Three shows: December 15, 16, and 19, 1960

#JB265 - 3 online clips - Three shows: December 20, 21, and 22, 1960

#JB266 - 1 online clip - Assorted bits from September to November 1960

#JB301 - 2 online clips - Bits from WWDC, recorded in 1972-73

#JB302 - Bits from WWDC, recorded in 1972; a complete As The Worm Turns

#JB303 - 2 online clips - Bits from about 1972

#JB304 - 3 online clips - December 21 1966, live from the WRC lobby

#JB305 - 5 online clips - December 22 1966, also from the lobby

#JB306 - Bits from 1960, 1961, 1972-73

#JB307 - 3 online clips - The "bomb scare" show, recorded April 7 1970

#JB308 - 4 online clips - Master tapes of the Joy Boys theme, and Ed Walker's "Time For Music" show

If you have Joy Boys tapes, please contact us! We would love to add your tapes to the archive. Anything you provide will be digitally restored and mastered on CD for the best possible quality, and you'll receive a copy of your tape on CD plus your pick from anything else in the archives.